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A Time for Burning
December 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Added to the National Film Registry in 2005.
Commissioned by Lutheran Film Associates to display the church’s progressive views on civil rights issues, Barbara Connell and William C. Jersey’s Oscar-nominated film, A Time for Burning, takes a cinéma vérité approach to documenting the white, Omaha-based Augustana Lutheran Church, whose progressive pastor L. William Youngdahl preaches about integration in attempts to unite with a neighboring Black congregation. At the time, this cinematic experiment stoked so much controversy the project was nearly halted after protests from Nebraskan Lutheran leadership. A vital document underscoring the concept that “change is hard,” this powerful film is also the very catalyst for change needed to showcase a movement’s potential.
DIRECTED BY: Barbara Connell, William C. Jersey. WITH: Reverend L. William Youngdahl, Ernie Chambers, Ray Christensen. 1966. 58 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP.
